I'm coming up with different scenarios right for my gaming PC I'm going to be building soon. I'm a man that would like to save money to get this thing faster. Don't be surprised if you see my post 20 times a day asking for advice, because I'm still kind of a new builder, and I want to get everything right the first time, as I'm a huge perfectionist. :-\ Anyways, here's the build that I was originally going with... The budget was no more than $3600...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($7.24 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($759.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($759.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($489.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.15 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 37.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.11 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3488.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-25 19:18 EDT-0400)
Now, I wanted a computer that...
- Was very overclockable. I was going to overclock this thing very high, and very often.
- Silent, or close to it
- FUTURE PROOF. Most of the games I'm going to be playing the most aren't releasing until later in the year, and since I'm building a computer that is almost half a year sooner than these games, I wanted to build graphical power that can run the games like The Division, Star Citizen, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and more, on Ultra on 1440p, which is the main reason I went with 2-way SLI.
- Lot's of Storage
- Water-cooled
- 2 Monitors. I already have one monitor I can use, and the monitor in the build would be my main gaming monitor, as the one I have now would be my side monitor.
Now, here's the changes I was thinking of. First, I would swap out one of the 780 Ti's, and put another one of the PB287Q monitors, so I can have dual 1440p monitors, and I can ditch the 1080p one I have now. i'm scared to remove one of the graphics cards though, as I'm afraid that 6 months down the road, when The Division, and Star Citizen release, the card would be outdated, and I wouldn't be able to run it at Max settings. I'm a huge graphics freak, so I want the best possible graphics and FPS when I'm playing. Secondly, if I did downgrade to one GPU, I was probably going to lower my PSU, to maybe a Corsair 860i. Now, the Case fans are planned out, so I know what fans I want. So, my main point is, can I sacrifice a GPU for a 1440p monitor, and still be able to play the games I will play the most on Ultra 1440p? If you can come up with any other substitutions that I should consider, that would be great.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($7.24 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($759.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($759.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($489.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.15 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 37.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.11 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3488.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-25 19:18 EDT-0400)
Now, I wanted a computer that...
- Was very overclockable. I was going to overclock this thing very high, and very often.
- Silent, or close to it
- FUTURE PROOF. Most of the games I'm going to be playing the most aren't releasing until later in the year, and since I'm building a computer that is almost half a year sooner than these games, I wanted to build graphical power that can run the games like The Division, Star Citizen, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and more, on Ultra on 1440p, which is the main reason I went with 2-way SLI.
- Lot's of Storage
- Water-cooled
- 2 Monitors. I already have one monitor I can use, and the monitor in the build would be my main gaming monitor, as the one I have now would be my side monitor.
Now, here's the changes I was thinking of. First, I would swap out one of the 780 Ti's, and put another one of the PB287Q monitors, so I can have dual 1440p monitors, and I can ditch the 1080p one I have now. i'm scared to remove one of the graphics cards though, as I'm afraid that 6 months down the road, when The Division, and Star Citizen release, the card would be outdated, and I wouldn't be able to run it at Max settings. I'm a huge graphics freak, so I want the best possible graphics and FPS when I'm playing. Secondly, if I did downgrade to one GPU, I was probably going to lower my PSU, to maybe a Corsair 860i. Now, the Case fans are planned out, so I know what fans I want. So, my main point is, can I sacrifice a GPU for a 1440p monitor, and still be able to play the games I will play the most on Ultra 1440p? If you can come up with any other substitutions that I should consider, that would be great.